“To this principle of vanity, which philosophers call a mean one, and which I do not, I owe a great part of the figure which I have made in life.”
Quote by Lord Chesterfield
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Lord Chesterfield
British statesman known for his epistolary works, which had a profound impact on 18th-century British society. more
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